Portia Manalad (STAR / File) MANILA, Philippines — The police official who is the chief protector of women and children made history as the first female police general who graduated from the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA). Brig. Gen. Portia Manalad, director of the Women and Children Protection Center (WCPC), …
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FILIPINO COMMUNITY. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. delivers his speech before the Filipino community in Honolulu, Hawaii on Sunday, Philippine time (Nov. 19, 2023). Marcos commended Filipinos for creating a positive image in Hawaii and creating a strong presence in the island state. (Screenshot from RTVM livestream) MANILA – President Ferdinand …
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Members of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Land Transportation Office (LTO), and Highway Patrol Group begin their crackdown on EDSA bus lane violators in Cubao, Quezon City on November 13, 2023. (Michael Varcas / The Philippine STAR) MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has yet to decide …
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At a Glance Marcos arrived at the Los Angeles International Airport at 8:11 p.m. on Nov. 17 (LA time). While in LA, the President is expected to meet members of the Filipino community. He will also meet business leaders and other entities. Marcos is expected to return to Manila on …
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INDO-PACIFIC TALKS. President Marcos (second from right), joins APEC leaders led by US President Joe Biden (fourth from left) during the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework meeting in San Francisco, USA on Friday (Manila time). MPC Pool Leaders seek to ease tensions, ‘strategize’ PH role, way forward in disputed waters President Ferdinand …
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A volunteer uses tongs to pick up trash at Baseco Beach during an event marking the International Coastal Cleanup Day in Manila on Sept. 16, 2023. (AFP/Earvin Perias) MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the United States Environmental Protection Agency signed a memorandum of understanding …
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meets Chinese President Xi at the George Moscone Convention during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. (Presidential Communications Office) MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Friday that the ongoing challenges in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) should not be the sole factor shaping the …
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The Commission on Elections said that at least three companies have filed intentions to participate in the bidding for the P18 billion automated 2025 midterm elections. Poll chairman George Garcia said that this early, the Comelec has conducted the pre-bid conference where potential bidders were able to ask questions about …
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This handout photo obtained on November 17, 2023 from the facebook page of Shaira Ann Sandigan-Rodrigo, shows a damaged ceiling at a shopping mall in General Santos City in South Cotabato after a strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook the southern Philippines. (Photo by Handout / Shaira Ann Sandigan-Rodrigo / AFP) …
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President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. attends the mass commemorating the 105th birth anniversary of his father, the late former chief executive Ferdinand Marcos Sr. at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on Sept. 11, 2022. (Facebook / Bongbong Marcos) MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said he does not …
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